Archibald Prize inspired portrait unit

To begin this unit students undertook a brief research project on the finalists and winner of the 2012 Archibald Prize. They worked in pairs and researched and completed questions and individual practical assignments to do with a specific artwork. They then shared what knowledge they had aquired with the rest of the class so all students learnt about many artworks in a short period of time.

We decided it may be fun to plan our own version of the Archibald appropriatley called the 'Manchibald prize'.

Students would complete various types of portraits over the term and choose their favourite one to enter into the prize.

The first portrait project was inspired by John Olsen and saw students painting a portrait of a peer using ink and white paint on newspaper.